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Every line below lives inside a real book by a Pakistani author. Read the quote, meet the book — and take the story home.

590 quotes
“Leila sat with them, listening; and then she heard that one verse that changed her life, a sense of serenity washed over her.”
— Muneera Jamal, Bazaar
Poetry
Cover of Bazaar
“Does every girl dream of the tall, dark and handsome guy and then does that mean that the guys who are not handsome have no place in dreams?”
— Suchitra Shetty, The Cascade of Life
Hope
Cover of The Cascade of Life
“Punjab engulfed in a dirt covered parrot green backdrop that completed a universal truth to any that would hope to question this car’s blatant ignorance of the law.”
— Ahmed Moin, The Past That Molded Futures
Hope Truth
Cover of The Past That Molded Futures
“The lack of concrete education and nourishment resulted in a product that sat cross-legged now in front of me, oblivious to my critical gaze all the time.”
— Sarah Khan, Life's Peculiarities
Society
Cover of Life's Peculiarities
“As we continued along our way, I noticed that the road was getting a bit familiar; we were nearing my friend's place.”
— Abhirun Das, Across the Line
Friendship
Cover of Across the Line
“Who never stop dreaming and embrace challenges; life tosses towards them, like an old friend.”
— Zena Vatsa, Her Great Escapade
Life Hope
Cover of Her Great Escapade
“My chest has never before felt this heavy and this light all at the same time.”
— Arham Bhaiji, Holding Her Hand
Hope
Cover of Holding Her Hand
“Not when his cursed ears still turn to the raw happiness in her voice like an insignificant sunflower growing and growing, trying with all his might to unite with his life source, his beloved; the sun.”
— Hafiza Noor Ul Ain Imtiaz, Not Crazy
Success Life
Cover of Not Crazy
“Barely conscious of the world around her, she stumbled to her room – her sanctuary from the physical world.”
— Saman Malik, Letters from Nowhere
Life
Cover of Letters from Nowhere
“Khan, you are sentenced to life imprisonment for corruption, usury, bribery and dishonesty!”
— Hassan Mir, Unbroken Bonds
Life Truth
Cover of Unbroken Bonds
“With a heavy heart, he sat on a carriage and ignited his expensive imported pipe as they left for home.”
— Zeeshan Ahmed Khan, Shroud Of Honor
Life Love
Cover of Shroud Of Honor
“Moabir and Hilal, while living in those restricted roads in a buzzy settlement in Lahore city for a significant long time never went over each other.”
— Aaima Abid, An Eastern Fairytale
Life Society
Cover of An Eastern Fairytale
“This is the Winning story of 'The Stories Untold - Season 2'.”
— Zuhaib Shaikh, The Return
Success
Cover of The Return
“The bell rang and he was about to leave when suddenly, he slipped and stumbled because of some water spilled near his chair.”
— Kinza Javed Choudhry, The Rainbow Journey
Heartbreak
Cover of The Rainbow Journey
“When people are not able to let their voice out, they find speaking an arduous task, and it does take their life to a downside.”
— Neeraj Brahmankar, An Abandoned leaf
Life Society
Cover of An Abandoned leaf
“Few of the shops were up and running, but the rest found it difficult to cope with the losses occurred and never saw the light of day again.”
— Bhaskar Paul, Poignance of the soul
Hope Grief & Loss
Cover of Poignance of the soul
“Guidance in the heart of a man is just like a deep and calm water, only a man of understanding could draw it out.”
— Sonia Mukhtar, Fall of Autumn
Love Wisdom
Cover of Fall of Autumn
“Ami and Papa, all I wanted from you was to support me through this, instead of telling me to pretend like nothing had happened.”
— Hira Yousaf, Our Boys
Truth
Cover of Our Boys
“At times, we smoothly belittle other people’s experiences as if whatever they have suffered and whatever they have been through is nothing but trash.”
— Masooma Memon, Blues
Wisdom Society
Cover of Blues
“” Haya cried loudly, “I’ve been fighting a war against regret and silence within myself for my whole life, alone and weak.”
— Abad Official, The Timeworn Silence
Life Heartbreak
Cover of The Timeworn Silence
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